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Words by Okara Imani Just five minutes on Reverend Dr. Alisha L. Jones’ website and suddenly I’m in an assembly hall, the rich air...

Mastering the Movement

Words by Okara Imani The concept of arts activism can be a bit ambiguous and vast. Being the child of a talented teaching artist and a...

A Bridge that Can Never be Built Again

Words by Okara Imani Just as Moses parted the Red Sea and ushered his people across treacherous terrain, so too did Moses Hogan usher...

Castle of our Skins

Words by Okara Imani The ancestors poured much strength into Ashleigh Gordon’s lineage: disciplined music heritage of lessons and mastery...

Burleigh the Builder!

Words by Okara Imani Erecting pillars, paving the way, laying the foundation: all acts of a builder, concepts mastered by an architect....

Poetry: The Composer’s Muse

Words by Okara Imani The first utterance of this art song just barely makes the statement “He had a dream…” before reaching, clamoring in...

Did I do that?!?

Well! After developing my professional performance career since Junior year of my bachelor's in music...dragging feet, making excuses,...